Question: Can women fall on their knees during the Musaf on Yom Kippur since women were not located in the courtyard in the Temple and therefore would not bow? [In the book "Nefesh Ha-Rav" (pp. 214-215), Rav Soloveitchik rules that woman should not prostrate on account of this reason].Answer: Yes. While women were not in the Temple courtyard in the times of the Temple, this is a minhag. As long as there is a modest place and she does not have a bad back, a woman may prostrate.

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